For Parents & Families
Supporting Your Child’s Growth Every Step of the Way
As a parent, you know your child best—and you may be the first to sense when something feels different. Sometimes, it’s a pediatrician who notices a developmental milestone that’s taking a bit longer or a new behavior that stands out. However those first questions come up, please know you’re not alone. We’re here to support you and your child with care, compassion, and expert guidance every step of the way.
At our practice, your child’s progress is our top priority. We believe that the best outcomes happen when parents and therapists work together as a team. You can rest assured that both your child’s therapist and our dedicated administrative team will keep you fully informed about what’s happening—and why.
A Full Range of Therapy Services for Your Child
Whether your child needs help with speech, motor skills, social development, or something else, we take a whole-child approach to care. That means looking at your child’s unique needs and strengths to build a personalized therapy plan that encourages steady growth and real progress.
We also support you as the parent or caregiver, offering guidance on how to continue your child’s progress at home between sessions. You won’t be left wondering what’s going on—we’ll keep you updated every step of the way.
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Common Areas We Support
At our Durham and Chapel Hill clinics, we work with children every day who are facing a wide range of challenges, including:
- Apraxia
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Bell’s Palsy
- Central Auditory Processing Disorder
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cleft Lip or Palate
- Chronic Ear Infections
- Cognitive Communication Deficit
- Disease of Vocal Cords
- Developmental Disorder of Speech and Language
- Down Syndrome
- Dysarthria
- Dyspnea
- Dysphonia
- Dyslexia
- Expressive Language Disorder
- Facial Weakness
- Feeding Difficulties
- Fluency Disorder
- Frontal Lobe and Executive Function Deficit
- GERD/GER
- Hearing Loss
- Hyper/Hyponasality
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Jaw Asymetry
- Lalling
- Lisping
- Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Neurofibromatosis
- Nodules of Vocal Cords
- Paralysis of Vocal Cord and Larynx
- Phonological Disorder
- Polyp of Vocal Cord and Larynx
- Speech and Language Delay Due to Hearing Loss
- Slurred Speech
- Swallowing Disorders
- Tracheostomy
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Voice Resonance Disorders
- Attention Deficit Disorder
- Anxiety
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Brachial Plexus Disorder
- Cerebral Palsy
- Club Foot
- Coordination Disorder
- Down Syndrome
- Edwards’ Syndrome
- Feeding Difficulties
- Fragile X Syndrome
- GERD/GER
- Lack of Coordination
- Mitochondrial Disease
- Easily Distracted
- Poor Attention Span
- Overly Sensitive to Touch, Movement, Sounds or Sights
- Difficulty Accepting Change
- Doesn’t Skip, Jump, or Hop on One Foot
- Activity Level Usually High or Low
- Poor eye hand coordination
- Difficulty dressing
- Low Muscle Tone
- Limited Play Skills
- Walks on Toes
- Walks into People or Objects Frequently
- Inability to “Unwind” or “Self-Regulate”
- Excessive Drooling
- Trouble using spoon or fork
- Doesn’t Chew Food Before Swallowing
- Doesn’t Feed Self
- Clumsy / Uncoordinated
- Constantly Touches People or Object
- Muscle Weakness (generalized)
- Poor Social Interaction
- Difficulty Holding a Pencil or Handwriting (3+)
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Prematurity
- Seizure Disorder
- Sensory Integration Dysfunction
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Truma
- Stiffness of Joints
- Taylor Sachs Disease
- Torticollis
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Turner’s Syndrome
- Williams Syndrome
- Brachial plexus injuries
- Brain injuries
- Cerebral palsy
- Children with flat feet
- Club foot
- Coordination and balance challenges
- Dandy-Walker syndrome
- Developmental coordination disorder
- Developmental delay
- Down syndrome
- Fragile X syndrome
- Genetic disorders
- Gross motor delay
- Hydrocephalus
- Imbalances in muscle tone (often called low or high muscle tone)
- Infants born prematurely
- Muscular dystrophies
- Muscle weakness (generalized)
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Plagiocephaly
- Recovery from sports and non-sports related injuries
- Scoliosis
- Spina bifida/tethered cord
- Spinal cord injuries
- Torticollis (head tilt or preference to look to one side)
- Traumatic brain injury
- Tantrums
- High Activity Level
- Negative Attention Seeking Behaviors (Whining And Bossiness)
- Anxious, Avoidant Or Insecure Attachment
- Fearful
- Low Self-Esteem, Self-Worth
- Lack Of Pro-Social Skills
- Aggressive Behaviors
- Destructive Behaviors (Such As Breaking Toys On Purpose)
- Defiance And Noncompliance
- Refusal To Follow Adult Directives And House Rules
- Struggles With Behaviors In Public
- Sadness/Depression
- Anxious Behaviors/Phobias
- Anger
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